불능

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 不能, from 不 (“not”) + 能 (“ability”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?bulleung
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?bulneung
    McCune–Reischauer?pullŭng
    Yale Romanization?pulnung

    Noun

    불능 • (bulleung) (hanja 不能)

    1. impossibility, inability, incapability
      그녀는 구제(救濟) 불능의 낙관주의자이다. ― Geunyeo-neun guje bulleun-g'ui nakgwanjuuija-ida. ― She's an incurable optimist.
    2. impotence, sterility

    Derived terms

    • 지불 불능(支拂不能) (jibul bulleung, “insolvency”)
    • 불능(不能)하다 (bulleunghada, “incapable”)
    • 불능문제(不能問題) (bulleungmunje, “an impossible problem”)
    • 불능범(不能犯) (bulleungbeom, “an impossibility”)
    • 귀환 불능 지점(歸還不能地點) (gwihwan bulleung jijeom, “point of no return”)
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